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Latest news from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of SheffieldTue, 14 Aug 2018 22:07:13 +0100Department of Materials Science and Engineering news - The University of Sheffieldhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/15.375!/assets/images/uos-crest.pngStudent Employee of the Yearhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/seoty2018-1.792806
<p>Materials Science and Engineering MEng student, Dhilan Devadasan has been recognised as Student Employee of the Year by the National Association of Student Employment Services alongside colleague Máté Lukács.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/seoty2018-1.792806Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:02:00 +0100Professor MacNeil receives Chapman Medal from IoM3https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/macneilchapmanmedal-1.790743
<p>Professor Sheila MacNeil was awarded the Chapman Medal by the IoM3 at their Premier Awards Dinner this week. The &lt;edal is presented for distinguished research in the field of biomedical materials, particularly with respect to biomaterials innovation.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/macneilchapmanmedal-1.790743Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:52:00 +0100Leading Women in STEM: How patents protect researchhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/leading-women-in-stem-how-patents-protect-research-1.789338
<p>Sheila MacNeil, Professor of Tissue Engineering in our Department of Materials Science and Engineering features in the Life Sciences Edition of FutureNorth, a pull out distributed with The Times.</p>
<p>Sheila is featured as a leading woman in STEM in a case study focused on her work with HGF, intellectual property specialists. With their support, Sheila has filed patent applications worldwide to protect her technology.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/leading-women-in-stem-how-patents-protect-research-1.789338Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:23:00 +0100Graduation and Student awards 2018https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/graduation2018-1.789208
<p>Students breathe a sigh of relief as the academic year comes to an end, and our final year students celebrate their achievements at their Graduation.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/graduation2018-1.789208Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:43:00 +0100Materials Science and Engineering Poster Presentations 2018https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/posters2018-1.788460
<p>As the academic year comes to a close, assessments are plentiful. There has been a number of poster presentation sessions for different student groups, all of which have been approached with enthusiasm and have resulted in some excellent work from all who participated.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/posters2018-1.788460Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:35:00 +0100FlashyScience – taking science experiments out of the laboratoryhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/flashyscience-1.784786
<p>FlashyScience is a suite of virtual experiments which allow school students to run science and engineering experiments online, repeating them as often as they like to maximise their learning potential.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/flashyscience-1.784786Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:01:00 +0100Department Image and Writing Competition Resultshttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/competitions2018-1.783069
<p>We have received some fantastic entries for both our annual Department Image Competition and new Writing Competition. Take a look through the entries and find out who the winners are. Which ones are your favourites?</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/competitions2018-1.783069Fri, 25 May 2018 17:31:00 +0100Royce Discovery Centre receives planning approvalhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/rdcplanning-1.779662
<p>The University has recently been granted planning permission by Sheffield City Council for the Royce Discovery Centre.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/rdcplanning-1.779662Fri, 04 May 2018 15:43:00 +0100More League Table Successhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/compuni2019-1.778082
<p>This week saw the release of the Complete University Guide League Table 2019. This showed that The University of Sheffield ranked 5th in the UK for undergraduate courses in Materials Technology, and fourth out of all the Russell Group Universities.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/compuni2019-1.778082Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:46:00 +0100Materials student wins TMS poster competitionhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/moosa-1.774782
<p>Affaan Moosa's research into the joining of lightweight dissimilar alloys by electron beam welding has received an award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society at their Annual Meeting and Exhibition this year.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/moosa-1.774782Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:11:00 +0100New Titanium Production Process Heralded a Breakthroughhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/fastforgemar18-1.771596
<p>A novel method of processing titanium developed by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has the potential to halve production costs.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/fastforgemar18-1.771596Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:56:00 +0100Department welcomes visitors from Fukushimahttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/fukushima0703-1.767398
<p>Today we welcomed visitors from the National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College in Japan, to look around our research facilities and talk about the work we are doing in the area of nuclear decommissioning and environmental recovery.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/fukushima0703-1.767398Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000MAPP First International Conference Hailed a Successhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/mappconf1-1.762784
<p>MAPP’s (EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub in Manufacture using Advanced Powder Processes) First International Conference has been hailed a resounding success attracting 180 delegates and featuring keynotes from world leading experts.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/mappconf1-1.762784Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:04:00 +0000Arsenic to the rescue: Controlling radioactive contamination in abandoned uranium minehttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/meta-zeunerite-1.752504
<p>Scientists from the University of Sheffield have unearthed a new mechanism to control radioactive contamination at South Terras, Britain’s abandoned uranium production mine, using the toxic element arsenic.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/meta-zeunerite-1.752504Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000Materials Science and Engineering become Affiliate Members of the CDPhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/cdpmembership-1.747409
<p>The Department of materials Science and Engineering has become an Affiliate Partner of the Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics - the first Partner outside the United States.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/cdpmembership-1.747409Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:24:00 +0000Holly Pearce wins IOM3 Student Awardhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/pearceaward-1.743861
<p>Materials Graduate, Holly Pearce, received the AT Green 2017 Award at the&#160;Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Education Competitive Awards in November. The award is presented to the best graduate with excellence in ceramic materials.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/pearceaward-1.743861Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:48:00 +0000Breakthrough research shows sugar can be good for youhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/woundhealingsugars-1.743683
<p>A new technique, conceived and developed by a collaborative research group from The Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Dental School at The University of Sheffield and COMSATS University in Pakistan, promises to aid wound healing, meaning patients would need less treatment, clinicians could treat more patients, and significant savings would be realised by national healthcare systems.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/woundhealingsugars-1.743683Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:20:00 +0000Dr Plato Kapranos visits Japan to talk Metals Processinghttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/platoinjapan-1.743608
<p>Dr Plato Kapranos recently returned from a three-week trip to Japan giving lectures and seminars to undergraduates and postgraduates, covering topics including Semi-solid Processing of Metals, Additive Manufacturing, light alloys and problem-based learning.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/platoinjapan-1.743608Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:56:00 +0000Professor Ungar receives Distinguished Award for Novel Materials and their Synthesishttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/iupac2017award-1.741211
<p>Professor Goran Ungar has been honoured with the 2017 Distinguished Award for Novel Materials and their Synthesis, presented by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/iupac2017award-1.741211Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:54:00 +0100First Iraqi student conference at Universityhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/iraqiconference17-1.740308
<p>Materials Science and Engineering PhD student, Mohammed Shbeh recently organised the University's first Iraqi Student and Research Conference.</p>https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials/news/iraqiconference17-1.740308Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:31:00 +0100